Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Et ils meurent tous les deux à la fin by Adam Silvera

49 reviews

tinygreengremlin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

" Truly a masterpiece! " - said in a sophisticated accent. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

packedjam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

They Both Die at the End is a masterclass in world building and detail work, and the format really, really works. definitely not a lighthearted book by any means (shocking, i know, for a book with this title), but there’s a lot of joy and life packed into these pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

thelibraryofjen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book was a sabotage for a heartbreak since the beginning. I mean even the title explains how the story ends, but we all had that hope that in the end they would somehow someway defeat death. This book was a masterpiece it explained how we should always live life to the fullest in every moment, and to take risks no matter the outcome. This books at its core is a reflection on how everyday people should live their lives. The overall characters and story line and how it ended left me in pieces! 

If you love: 
-Sad books 
-inspiring storyline
-a quick and easy read 
-makes you think storyline 
-found family 
-MML

Genre/Type: Contemporary Fiction 14+ 
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: None! 
Series or Standalone: Stand-alone (but has a another book within the same universe but they are not connected to this story)  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Child death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicide

ourmoony's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

cemeterygay's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

My biggest gripe with this book is the forgettability of it and the severe issues of pacing. For only taking place across a single day, the plot feels like it occurs painfully slow. Way too much time is spent with a character just contemplating something.

None of the characters feel that distinct and while you understand each character's motivation I just could not bring myself to care about any of them. 

The premise of the world is really interesting but the amount we actually get to explore the world outside of the deckers themselves is incredibly limited. The insertions of different characters didn't flow very well and just felt like padding for the book. Often times they didn't really introduce anything new or really at all connected to the main plot.

I was not at all invested in the relationship aspect or the world. The beginning especially dragged before Mateo met Rufus. 

By the time I got to the end of the book I wasn't really sad, I was just happy the book was over.

This kind of book may be for some people, but that does not include me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

CW: Drowning, Death of a sibling, death of a partner (past)

readsby_luca's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

ri_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Great book with some fantastic plot twists!! Amazing tiny little parts that are recognised and mean something towards the end!! A great read and very enticing only took me 2 days as I was so eager!!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

books_and_coffee_vibes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is easily one of my favorite books. I found it so easy to read and so easy to dive into. 

I loved how the main characters, Mateo and Rufus where completely different from each other but found hope and a chance in one another. They both helped each other in their own ways. I loved them both so much.  

<The ending broke my heart. Apart of me was wishing that they would prove the system wrong and get out safely and still alive. I hoped that they would grow old together. I knew it wasn’t going to happen but I really did wish for it. I think that’s what made the ending sadder> 

I feel like a lot of people misinterpreted the meaning of the book but from my understanding it’s about not being able to do everything in one day. It’s about not being able to live your life in a single day because there isn’t much time. So instead of living in fear you need to get out there and live because you don’t know when it’ll be your last. 
I think this book carries a big meaning behind it. 

Overall I found this book so beautiful and the language was amazing as well. I felt like I was listening to two teenage boys talk not two boys talk as if they are adults. They sounded like normal teenage boys  as there wasn’t this formality to it which made my love for this book grow. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

luvaubi's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Grief

eddine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

the way i dEVOURED THIS BOOK. I STAYED UP UNTIL ALMOST 3AM READING THIS THEN SPENT THE WHOLE MORNING SOBBING AND THINKING ABOUT THEM AND STALKIGN RUFUS’ IG

i almost threw this book a couple of times while reading it

right person, so little time

i love them so much

this was the book i was so afraid to read and procrastinated on reading bcos i know it will leave me so brokenhearted and it did

idc if anyone else did not cry from this book or found it lacking, i loved every secodn of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt